Quote by Joan Didion
Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, a

Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power. – Joan Didion

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To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. – Joan Didion

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The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers. – Joan Didion

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Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. – Abraham Lincoln

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By abolishing private property one takes away the human love of aggression. – Sigmund Freud

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The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. – Leo Tolstoy

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